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Catoctin clarion., 1887-03-10
ATTENTION EVERYBODY !
take pleasure in announcing to the Pub
lie that | have just received the largest and
most complete stock Of
lRONSTONECIIlNA AND MIGRAN-
l'TE WARE,
that has ever been opened at
FRANKLIN MILLS,

that has ever been opened at
FRANKLIN MILLS,
and as my trade is Gally increasing in this
line of goods, ! shall in the future make it
n speciality. will also have on my shelves a
LARGE LOT OF YELLOW PlEPLATES
etc, Last season (w,hout giving notice to
the Public ! entered into n new department
in the way of FLY NETS, and as my sales
were good in this line. have concluded
to continue the same this season, will
have in stock during the season, fine round
Black leather Nets, Medium do,, Express
Nets, team Nets, Danglcrs Cotton head nets
also, wagon whips, buggy whips, Lap
spreads, Nc, these goods were hought direct
from the manufacturer. you will therefore
have but one profit to pay. | alsH take
pleasure in saying that my stock in general
will be largely increased as the season ad-
yanccs. ! Will be able this season to show
You much larger
STOCK OF SHOES
than before. And please don't forget that
MY ENTIRE STOCK of fMERCHANDISE
will be enlarged us the season advances.
invite everybody to call and see my display
of Goods, and examine my prices. All
goods marked with plain figures and cy-
cccdingly low no fancy profits, Il call will
convince you that the above statement Is
correct. ] have a first class lot of Rails at
500 and $3.50 per hundred. Seed poa-
toes, Pearl Of Savoy
READY MADE CLOTHING,
Ohio Stonewarc, full and complete line of
GROCERIES ALWAYS ON HAND.
Hats Of every style and price Notions,
Glassware, Salt by the sack, Sole Leather by
the si'lror strip Bacon, Lard and fish. All
the above goods and much more that can't
name has been bought for spot cash, and
will be sold at rock bottom prices.
Yours very rcspt'y,
J, COLLlFLOWER.
Catoctin clarion., 1887-03-10
Baliuvor tc2HarheE.

werfive e IN the Ib7,owlns table of prices
the. ssain@s, Of .Wcsday previous 10 our
Issue, as likewise that OF tho Tuesday awrck
previous. BY this method we inform our
ir-narF~ atsN gaarwe, "fssse~ cesssssnef tie m.r-'
ket, which is as essential rs u knowledge OF
thc'prestmt week. 'i3bag(t Y t.5
Catoctin clarion., 1887-03-10

CurrAro !IoEsENNN DEcEMEER 81, 1896.
When visited Carl Burrs place to
sample" Aladdin, Ivy JAY Could. with a
view to driving him through tho Eastern
Circuit SAW his brother CANTON trot the
last half of II Soggy track and face strong
breeze l;l., drawing Il driver weighing 900
lbs There is no doubt in my mind that
h" car enter the $50 circle. lie i, Il mairs
tic looking bay stallion, upwards of lG hands
high His Gait, form, carriage and DISPOSE
ton, coupled with his breeding, cmincntly
quality him for a sire of ,rol,crs and car
riamr horsc~.-E. c. WALKER (jtrins)
ian21im
Catoctin clarion., 1887-03-10

not less than four feet inEid1rof the sidc Of
the pavement or Sidewalk hcNt TN street
under Il pcnaItygof not l,ss than Onr dollar
nor more thanTwcniy dollar, toiffnch and
every vi"lpi"n oftla Sac'i"n. b l.
SEC. 10. BE tt cn0ctcd and or0utnrd by tie
Catoctin clarion., 1887-03-10
Henry Ward Bcccner Dead.

Hrnry Ward Beecher died on Tues
day morning at half past nine o'clock
His end was peaceful apd without pain
Instead OF Grape, Il wreath Of evergrccns
white roses and lilieso of-the-vqllcy
hangs on the doorbell
On Thursday NIGHT last there ap-
peared the premonitorv symptoms that
eliminated in attack Of apoplexy and
complete paralysis Of the entire left
Catoctin clarion., 1887-03-10
SALE!

The undersigned having sold his farm
will sell on the premises at Logs Station,
W. VI. r. II. ', on
TIE'SDIY, MARCH 10, 1887,
Sale to commence at 8, a. m.
FOUR WORK HORSES,
Catoctin clarion., 1887-03-10

Tins week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29

Sometimes l fancy that typewriting In
New York deserves TO be classed with the
Frenchman's idea of Journalism; that is,
that il serves admirably as a stepping stone
to something better
l knew typewriter once who married
millionaire. She was the most extrabrdi-
nary creature ever met Her age might
have been anywhere from Is 10 25 years,
and her nationality was as inscrutablo a
mystery as the interstate commerce bill.
She was queer, battling, inert and sinuous,
and was apt to excuse herself at short in
tervasS and retire to q corner, where she
would giggle for a time with tumultuous
but genteel enthusiasm into the northeast
corner OF her small pocket handkerchief, and
then return to her work with "a visage of
solemnity and woe. Her fits of mysterious hi
larity always attacked her when was die
tating something of a touching or pathetic
nature, and it wore more or less upon my
emotions; hence introduced her to a mil
lionaire carpet manufacturer who was laid
up with the gout at his house and desired to
dictate his letters in the morning He used
TO sit and stare at his mysterious type
writer by the hour with look of absolute
wonder on his face, while she absented her
self at short intervals for the purpose of
buying him small presents. Sometimes she
would give him a large red apple for break
fast decorated with an American flag,
while she occasionally varied it with highly
colored and utterly unpalatable sticks of
candy. He would MUNICH the apple and
make vigorous onslaughtso on the candy sub
ject to her approval. One day he married
her, and haven't the faintest doubt in the
world that be did so for the purpose Of solv-
ing her mysterious personality.
The executive capacity OF women is every
where recognized. They are notaries pub
lie. schools commissioners, cashiers, bust
ness managers, confidential clerks and pri-
vate secretaries in the most important bank
ing and commercial houses OF New York
Everywhere their worth is recognized and
their refining and elevating influence is ap-
parent wherever they GO A small Aneri-
can girl in an Office full Of bowling, snort
ing and profane men baEishes tobacco, hats
ssltishness add i'll manners. an hour after her
arrival, and adds u refinement to business
life which acts in every way to its advan-
tage.
Three cheers for the American girl She
has invaded field that was formerly mans
own and won her way to the front without
sacrificing an iota Of refinement, womanli-
ness or modesty.
BLAKELY HALL.
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There was soiilething 50 droll
about the placid recital of her ac-
complishments and abilities that the
manager and nearly everybody else
within hearing smiled. But the girl did
not have always had mysterious and
gTewsome awe OF the woman who never
smiles. | have only met two OF three in my
life, and my observation bas taught ME that
the smileless woman is invariably woman
of poise, self-judgment and responsibility.
In other words, she gets there.
The young woman who did not smile was
engaged ON the spot. / had no reason to
visit that office again Tor several months,
until my own stenographer, gentleman Of
distinguished Irish family, graduate of
Dublin University the master of adozen Ian
guageS, and admirable pianist and the most
genial and amusing Of Bohemians, received
a legacy from a rich uncle in county
Keith, wrote me touching letter more or
less suffused with tears, aud sailed at an
hours notice for ireland. / did not mind
the fact that he had left me with a salary
overdrawn several weeks IN advance 80
much as felt the misfortune of being left
suddenly in the lurch. | CHANGED to think
of the typewriting Office across the way.
went over there and found that an extraor-
binary metamorphosis had taken place. The
austere and aged manager had been rele
gated to the ranks and was pegging away in
Sullen misery in far corner of the big room,
while the blooming, big-eyed and smileless
girl sat at a monstrous desk with ruler in
one hand and q pen in the other, the abso-
Lutte mistress of oil she surveyed.
Sixteen or eighteen young women sat
about the room, writing busily and sitting
in evident awe of the big black eye Of the
new superintendent. Rules forbidding peo-
pie to smoke cigarettes, talk above whis-
per, receive visitors, eat pie or do anything
else except breathe were posted conspicuous
ly, and a sort of check system had been es-
tablished for men who came in to dictate. /
went up to the big desk and explained my
position to the small and handsome mon
arch, while she regarded me with cold and
distant aversion from the corner of her eye.
Then she touched brass spring. caught a
metal check adroitly, passed tie check TO me,
chimes, and turned 20 another man who had
just arrived l went on a voyage OF dis
covery round the room, found young lady
whose number agreed with that on my
check, and sat down and began to dictate /
found that every detail of the Office was ar
ranged with similar clock-work regularity.
It was more or less amusing at first, but it
was afterward discovered that it was Of
value, because business was facilitated to a
really extraordinary extent. went to the
Office every day for a week until succeed
ed in getting another stenographer, and be-
came quite well acquainted with the young
superintendent One day few weeks later
| met her in an elevated railroad car. quite
loaded down with sachels and hand bags.
Sine whs quite atfable, very much TO my
amazement and commenced talking about
herself Mt once
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29
LAURA BRIDGMAN.
The Blind, Deaf and Dumb Woman's
Visit to O Watch Factory.
BLAKELY HALL.


From the TValthnt, (hass.) Times
Miss Laura Bridgman's second visit TO the
cit,, of yvoltbono and her irsnactior IN ba,
IOJ ~ - - y.
"uy' Vi Uuo "aUci4IiaAIns process II hoO
quite as notable as that OF the Queen OF the
Sandwich Islands, yet created deal of
irterest ap,o,o orr neonIe who have so
lone fejt a nififnI 9v,pnatby fo, the oirI
hIyd and deaf from az early :,
,,e,od [ !, her existence as m have no
rn,o,rory ~ sigbt snoacb M, sound Mr. HaI
y hartford escorted tbis oueen of the da,.i,
and siiant realn, With her attendant Mis-
Doisy Wonroe through tbe husv rooms ~
tha factory vrba,.e enorgh vas undaretood
tIro,,s,b H.. sarsa 81 torch and tha ,n,ysti
wy ha.,d Iar Ia,ap,. ~ 80. f,sa,,d 80 al a.
.,sno,..ihia ,,si ~ he vis,tor LII dalioht
dnri,io, ,he t,uo hours ,,.ssad a. che axn,,.snd
~ ,.;,ee s,,rvow;no, the !yorl5s NJ SpirIev
Mt ~, into her hands The several disconnectc5d
-. ppa,.s 40 a ,vatcb and bv a,,idinss No.,
R,,,,a,.. sba ,,as ,,aad' ~ ,,y1deSSstanJ he
they ,ysra' ~ ray n,'t togetbc, '' '''
Nj a. ma, roaei ,,ed many colls ,,r,,.,
hor ,"I,s brief l stav ' with Mrs Monroe. ali Of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29

True, IL was only few paltry one and two
dollars bills-only "aces and deuces,o as the
defunct firms dashing traveller, Harry Slim
ton, would have said, but it's loss was more
crushing to poor Caleb, coming upon the
heels o. the other disaster, than the unsuc-
cesSful opening of the richest kind of a jack
pot would have been to the gay and brilliant
Harry, and Caleb remarked this time pri-
vately and to his inner self, "Well, dash it
all anywaym But whatever there was of
comfort and relief in these 'scape-valve ennis
SONS from an overcharged heart, they did
not furnish the curative solace of resource
or expedient. What to do was the immedi-
ate problem. A week before Caleb's uncle
had said to him that if he, Caleb, could lay
ms hand upon twelve or fifteen hundred
collars there was chance for him and the
cash In the old gentleman's factory, together
with a sure income of more than double the
wages the little man had been receiving.
" nat good, however, was such an offer to
Caleb! He was as far from having 81 800 as
from the moon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29

IL had often been hard work TO keep the
Vol from breaking i'll at the door, and the
nve pairs Of small shoes from breaking out
ae the toes. Yet Caleb, despite his trials,
nad been able TO go wllistling merrily 10 the
store OF mornings, and his wife would
GChirrup CHEEKY song as she wiped the
breakfast dishes in the coy kitchen that
always looked as il its face was newly
washed. There had been long weeks OF
mnooplnG cough, mumps and measles, that
Hsa kept the diminutive savings bank
"couht from ever reaching Ihree figures,
however and there was but little to stand
want.
And now the snow was beginning to make
ltS approach felt in the air and only that
very morning the CHEEKY little woman had
s.W StHl as she kissed him good-by for the day:
tou good little Poppy, yon must begin TO
seV rlch soon. or else you'll have 70 have
some one die and leave you n new overcoat,
@ "ilu You must bring home the money for the
reht tonight
,.,t NO new overcoat was a thing that be also
;.g ;e.g ne ought To have, but the rent was an
IMPERATIVE demand that would not be put
gu And now the coat was entirely out OF
.ne question, and the savings bank account
WTtusC dwludle for the landlords potent sake
n leS' II was really too bad-too ''dernd'
@ na4 was not eXtravagantly strong all things
tLplSidered, and Caleb knew II. He felt that
nS saS Eehemence Of expression wasfully justi-
heS by the circumstances.
d. because for the failure of Bongs, Biggs e.
in,'uincombe, though an overwhelming calam-
I3 ,S3;. 70 nun, was not his only provocation to
tL tls emphatic protest, for. as he turned from
,'r. ,"S cloSed doors TO which the Sheriff's de-
tS,on ISavs held the keys he discovered that the
iane i.eu toll OF money remaining over from
M. my weeks wages after the modest week. y
grs mad been paid had in some mysterious
io,.ler escaped from the snug protection of
nj iw.alstcoat pocket. Possibly the suave and
tfN.ie for stranger who apologized so gracefully
ba, ostilng him at the ferry landing could
tb,.e M Told what became of the money. But
Sa,osmsss S,s was only surmise. The fact itself was
Oeyond conjecture; the money was gone.
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Moodily he turned toward the bank to
draw the sum necessary to pay the rent,
and, passing in, after a tedious wait for
the doors to open, he saw the little savings
| that stood between him and dire distress
shrink into still more alarming insignif-
canoe.
He left the bank with heavy heart, and,
fearful lest be might again become the vic
tim of cruel fortune, he kept the limpsev
little book, with its modest fringe of ends of
bank notes, tightly clasped in his hand. Turn
ing the corner of the nearest short cut, " he
found himself among a throng of men
some interested, some idly curious, all at
tentive to the words of dapper gentleman,
who was volubly soliciting bids on some,
thing which Caleb was too much occupied
with other matters to notice; for back of
the dapper and verbose gentleman stood the
polite and suave stranger who had apologized
at the ferry landing for jostling Caleb and
who might have taken the roll of money.
Hoping against despair, Caleb pressed for
ward through the crowd, and, bank book in
hand, waved frantic signal toward the
stranger @-
"Ah, yes thank you, sir" chartered on
the dspper auctioneer. Thirty -one did you
say' Going at thirty-one, 'rty-one, rty-one;
viii no one say thirty-two9 Last call,
| gentlemen! Going, going, gone! This gen
tleman gets it at $31 200, and might cheap,
too. Name, please! and he smiled blandly
| at Caleb.
The poor little man was utterly confound-
ed. He saw that he had unwittingly bid off
some valuable piece of property, and feel
ing of horror came over him as he felt that
he must publicly disavow his intention and
explain that he only wanted to arrest the
attention of well dressed gentleman whom
he suspected of being thief. He stammered
out:
MY name is Bostwick" and as the crowd
parted to enable him to advance he felt that
it would be a merciful dispensation to be
permitted to sink through the earth to-even
China. Clutching his bank book more
firmly, he sought to make a whispered ex-
planation to the auctioneer who stood in
bland and smiling expectation As this
critical moment, a hand on his shoulder
the bank book shoulder-caused him to turn
and face the intruder who hindered the cul-
mination Of his days misery, Zone mo-
don't settle yet, if you please. VIII you
take a thousand for your bargainF'
''No, no" stammered poor Caleb, anxious
to explain II don't want Fifteen hun
dred then, say fifteen hundred and I'll give
you check right here Really" gasped
Caleb-"I'll tel you what I'll do" persisted
the stranger. ''1'll give you $4,000 to turn
the bargain over to me. My old man wants
the house. but I'm blessed If I'll give pen
ny over So, 1000 for it. VIII you take itz
Yes or no! Quick"
Caleb's eyes began to bulge He realized
that he was being offered two thousand
dollars to back out of his blunder. With
-ene supreme effort he refrained from fall
ing dead at the feet of his persistent
stranger, and with strange procrastination
asked:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29
gALFB BOSTWICK'S ILL-LUCK.
BY H. A. FREEMAN.

Poor Caleb was in despair The most per-
sstent and relentless sort of ill-luck had
pursued this meek and exemplary little man
for so long that he had grown quite ac-
customed to having things go more or less
awry with him, and he ordinarily accepted
Fates small spitefulness quite as matter of
course.
But this last misfortune seemed too much
for even Caleb Bostwick's admirable patti
ence and forbearance.
For brief space he wavered between
tears and profanity over his growing ill-for-
tune; then, at last, his manhood asserted it
self and he mildly swore. He said; ''Well,
it's too dern'd badr'
Ttreally was too bad. For score of long
and weary years Caleb had risen early and
wrought late for the very moderate stipend
that he received weekly from the great COM
merical house which had just failed-failed
70 completely and thoroughly that there
would not be enough left to pay 10c. on each
dollar of its obligation.
1t was terribly severe blow to Caleb. He
had grown from boyhood into man-now
neither young nor old-in the uninterrupted
enjoyment Of his one bit of unvarying good
fortune, the little pay envelope every Satur-
day night with his weeks wages to take
home to his patient little wife and his four
hubby little boys.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29

Neither I've saved a lot of money and
I'm going to Philadelphia to spend solid
year in studying dentistIy. When / have
graduated shall come to New York and be-
gin to practice"
looked at her closely. Every man in the
car was staring at her, and 50 were the
women, for that matter. She was, as have
said before, girl of more than noticeable
beauty. She had stunning figure, a warm
tinted face, and her eyes were alive with ex-
preston. 1t struck me that the horrors of
dentistry would be vastly mitigated by such
a favored torturer. She detailed her plan
with great force and energy.
That is the last / knew OF her until about
a week ago, when the New York papers
came out with glowing accounts of the
beautiful young dentist who had established
herself on Madison avenue. recognized the
name of the smileless young woman whom
| hod met ON the train. She is already es-
tablished here and her future is assured. A
dentist of my acquaintance who had been to
see her, and who has had the privilege of
looking at her books, says that her engage
ments are numerous, and that she bids fair
to become the rage. She lives in a hand
some house and have come TO the conclu-
sion that she is about as clever woman as
| have ever met
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29
WOMEN MEAN BUSINESS.
FEMININITY ASSERTING ITSELF IN
NEW YORK.

The Commercial Instinct of Women
- An Omniscient Creature Who
"Bossed Things : The Giggling
Typewriter Who Married a Million
aire.
NEW York, May 2S.--There is con-
stantly widening field for woman's work in
New York. Instances of their adroitness,
push, business sagacity and strong com
mercial instinct are attracting attention
everywhere among business men. l recall
at the moment a charming and interesting
episode i'll the life of a young woman with
whom had slight business acquaintance
There are a number of offices in New
York equipped with typewritcrs, steno-
graphers and copyists, where the vast bust
ness of reproducing the law papers and the
documentary history of every day in New
York city is transacted, All of these offices
are in the hands of women, aud their work
has done much to facilitate business. Invent
into the largest of them one day about three
years ago to dictate an article in haste and
while at work my attention was attracted
to a strikingly handsome girl, who entered
with a business-like air, approached the gem
eral manager of the establishment and an
nounced that she had come to seek employ
ment.
What can you dol" asked the manager,
who was lady of austere manner and adj
vanced years, as she looked at the blooming
face of the 1S-year-old applicant for EN-
ployment.
II can do lot of things" said the girl,
composedly. Il know bookkeeping, type
writing and stenography, aud have a good
commercial education. l haven't the faint
est doubt in the world that you will find me
valuable if you give me an opportunity to
show what | can do. My business methods
are correct, and am Industrious"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29
ESTABLISHED 1850.
~. II. ESTiLL, Editor aud Proprietor.
She PLAYED AT BALL.


She wore a simple gown of blue
Her sillSen locks of mIt-brown hue
That sunny summer morning
Her shapely fingers, tinted pink,
While to her own sweet self, think,
So glibly she was chatting.
The ribbon round her dinpled neck
A dainty thing, with tiny check,
OF colors chosen wisely,
Now as this country maiden fair
And built bright castles in the air,
Her heart beat with tiutter:---
For yesternight letter came
But he had penned fonder name.
And told her how he q missed her.
Twas just year ago tha6 day.
He came to this old farmhouse gray,
Light words of love to utter.
That eve he left her with jest,
And decSed her hal Win clover
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''But why didn't you bid it off yourself"
work in; thought the Old duffer wouldn't
beg1n the sale so early. Is it a trade" ut
is gasped Caleb, as ho saw the stranger
draw out from his wallet handful of certi-
fed checks and select two of thousand
dollars each from the goodly fellowship Of
the greater ones.
The stranger drew n fountain pen from its
case and fitted it 10 its holder. You see, =
he remarked as he indorsed the checks, i
fast while am about il, so there won't be
any backing OUT $50 do l." said Caleb,
/ simply.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29
A Rockland newspaper man was wild last

A Rockland newspaper man was wild last
week, and when last heard from was hunt
ing with gun for the typesetter who. upset
his finest sentence, "the we'll trained and
cultured voices OF the choir showed to the
mo purples an the sky.'n The choir were
borriaed on the appearance of the paper to
find the title OF their star piece TO be
when mourning puppies fill the sky
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